PDLP Chapter 287: Imperial Noble Consort
Chapter 287: Imperial Noble Consort
She couldn't believe that Qin Feiling would respond like this.
She was shocked... She thought Qin Feiling was just talking.
She stood there in a daze, not saying a word for a long time.
Qin Feiling didn't need her to respond. He would use his actions to let her see his determination.
The next morning.
When Qin Feiling went to court, an imperial decree was immediately issued to confer the title of Imperial Noble Consort on her.
After the imperial edict from the Imperial Noble Consort was conveyed to the six palaces... the Empress Dowager reacted very strongly and sent someone to invite Qin Feiling over.
Qin Feiling ignored her, so she pretended to be sick.
The news that the empress dowager was terminally ill spread throughout the entire court and harem. Under pressure from public opinion, Qin Feiling suppressed his impatient temper and went to the Cining Palace.
The Queen Mother saw Qin Feiling coming.
She quickly sat up from the bed and took off the silk scarf covering her forehead. "Emperor, you actually made Zhou Lingge the Imperial Noble Consort? Such an important matter, and you didn't even inform me? Are you crazy?"
"The Queen is still alive, yet you're so impatient to crown Zhou Lingge as Imperial Noble Consort. What are you doing? Do you want to depose the Queen and make Zhou Lingge her empress?"
Qin Feiling replied bluntly, "Yes, I do want to depose the Queen and make Ge'er my empress... Now, I am just giving everyone a psychological preparation. When Ge'er gives birth to an heir, I will immediately make her my empress..."
The Empress Dowager's expression was extremely grim, her eyes filled with anger. "You are truly mad! You have disregarded everything for this enchanting concubine, Zhou Lingge. The Empress has done nothing wrong, so why was she deposed? Emperor, you will not be able to stop the public's complaints by doing this. You will be criticized as an emperor and lose the hearts of your subjects."
"Don't you understand the principle that things will turn into their opposites when they reach their extremes?"
Qin Feiling sneered, his eyes full of mockery.
"I have always been diligent in governing the country... I have allowed the people to live a happy and prosperous life. Doesn't this stabilize their hearts? No one except me can interfere in my family affairs..."
"Besides, are you truly certain, Mother, that Zhou Shiya has done nothing wrong or neglected her duties since she took the throne? How did Zhao Jingxue's child die? And in all these years, aside from the eldest princess, I haven't had any children. Doesn't this speak volumes?"
"Zhou Shiya knows exactly what she did. I have long been dissatisfied with this queen..."
The Queen Mother's eyes were red. "You were the one who begged for this Queen..."
When the late emperor was alive, he once held a palace banquet for Qin Feiling.
The purpose of that palace banquet was to select a princess for him.
It was Qin Feiling himself who chose Zhou Shiya among the many famous ladies.
The Queen Mother really didn't understand. This was the wife he chose himself, so why was he not satisfied now?
Qin Feiling's eyes flickered, and a hint of darkness flashed in his eyes.
"At that time... I thought it was her."
The Queen Mother was a little stunned: "What her?"
Qin Feiling didn't want to argue with the Queen Mother any further, so he didn't answer her question.
He slowly straightened his dragon robe and said, "My Queen Mother, please don't interfere too much in the affairs of the harem. I know my limits... My Queen Mother, can't you just enjoy your remaining years in peace?"
The Queen Mother's face was pale, she knew that she could not change Qin Feiling's decision.
She just felt that her role as Queen Mother had failed miserably.
She staggered to sit on a chair, her face filled with dejection and sarcasm. "Yesterday, Zhou Lingge strangled Ye Wanxi to death in front of me. My imperial decree requires everyone in Yuanchen Palace to obey... This is Zhou Lingge, the one who disobeyed his superiors."
"Emperor, are you still going to continue to tolerate and indulge her in such treasonous behavior? Are you determined to destroy our Qin family's kingdom and empire in Zhou Lingge's hands before you can rest?"
Qin Feiling chuckled and shook his head slowly.
"Mother, the fall and collapse of every dynasty throughout history was not the fault of women. It was those incompetent rulers who failed to maintain their rule who, in order to evade their own responsibilities, blamed all the disasters on women."
"If this vast land can be destroyed so easily by a woman, then those who want to rebel can easily give me a love poison and overthrow this country. It's really a joke... I have the ability to make the woman I love the queen, and I also have the ability to work hard to govern the country of the Great Jin."
"No matter who is responsible for yesterday's incident, I will not pursue it any further. The Imperial Concubine did some extreme things to protect me, and I hope that Queen Mother can forgive her for the sake of the children. Since Queen Mother is ill, she should leave the palace and recuperate in a Buddhist temple... In my opinion, for the sake of her health, she will never have to set foot in the palace again in this life."
The Queen Mother's eyes were filled with horror, and she looked at Qin Feiling with cold hands and feet.
"You...you want to kick me out of the palace?"
"You want to imprison me in the Buddhist temple and never let me return?"
Qin Feiling knelt before the Queen Mother and said, "Please calm down, Queen Mother. I am doing this for your health. This is the last time I will pay my respects to you, Queen Mother. Please take care..."
"If you can rest and recuperate for three to five years, I might bring the child to see you later. If Queen Mother refuses to give in and continues to make a scene, then the bond between us...will be like that cup, completely shattered..."
Qin Feiling raised his wrist and dropped the cups on the table.
The Queen Mother trembled with shock. She looked at Qin Feiling heartbrokenly, "Emperor, my son..."
Qin Feiling didn't even look at the empress dowager. He stood up from the ground and immediately turned around and left the Cining Palace.
Half an hour later, the palace servants quickly escorted the Queen Mother out of the palace, and told the outside world that she had gone out of the palace to recuperate in a Buddhist temple, and her return date... was yet to be determined.
The inner hall of Fengluan Palace.
Incense burners were lit in the hall, and white smoke curled up and spread throughout the hall.
The scent of incense was very light, which gradually calmed Zhou Shiya's mood.
She was holding an ancient book and looking down at it when Aunt Qian walked in from outside with a pale face.
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has been sent out of the palace by His Majesty to recuperate."
"It seems that his return date is uncertain..."
Zhou Shiya's expression suddenly changed, and the ancient book in her hand fell to the ground.
"What is your majesty going to do?"
Nanny Qian's face was filled with anxiety: "With the Empress Dowager gone, no one can suppress His Majesty anymore... His Majesty also appointed Zhou Lingge as Imperial Noble Consort today..."
With a snap, Zhou Shiya stood up, and the hem of her skirt swept the cups on the coffee table next to her.
The cups rolled to the ground and broke into pieces.
"I understand... Your Majesty wants to depose the Queen and make Zhou Lingge the new Queen."